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[asphodels]

"This is Aerith! I'm not here, but I'll get back to you!"

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[moseyin]

...easy girl to please, [Cloud mumbles, looking away as his cheeks go pink.]

[asphodels]

[ So cute!! She leans up, staring at his cheeks. ]

Isn't that a good thing?

[moseyin]

For me, yeah. I worry about you though... [what if you settle for something less than the best]

[asphodels]

Why worry about me? [ She's frowning, now. ]

[moseyin]

I'm usually worrying about you. [but hey, ride's stopped, let's get off]

[asphodels]

What? [ She moves to get off, shaking her head. ] You don't have to worry about me, silly.

[moseyin]

[Follows her down, though he'd kind of wanted to do something cool like get down first and hold out a hand for her or something...next time, next time.] With as headstrong as you are? It's inevitable.

[asphodels]

I'm a big girl, you know. [ Like she didn't ask him to be her bodyguard, but, whatever. ] But it's okay. You can worry a little bit.

[moseyin]

That's awful gracious of you. [u lil shit]

[asphodels]

Only a little bit! [ :) ] I'll get mad it it's a lot.

[moseyin]

I'll try to tone it down, ma'am. [Ok let's give that roller coaster a shot]

[asphodels]

Thank you, sir. [ And, look! She's holding his hand again! ] Which one first?

[moseyin]

[Oh well that's nice : )] Okay, so, something else about me you might not know... I uh, I get motion sick sometimes. And claustrophobic.

...but I still wanna try that roller coaster.

[asphodels]

[ BRO. Blinking, she stares up at him before she nods her head. ]

Okay, we'll go on one that's not in a small box, right? And I can hold your hand.

[moseyin]

[aerith

cloud and this universe both do not deserve you]

Sounds good. It should be fine, usually I can tell when it's gonna be bad. [And then sometimes not. So lets get on this roller coaster! Three cheers for impulsive decision making]

[asphodels]

You should tell me if it happens. [ But this one doesn't seem too bad... ] And don't let go of me, okay.

[moseyin]

I still got you. [He's going to take that as a standing rule for this date; no letting go.

He was fine on the roller coasters at Gold Saucer, but he hadn't ridden any of them since remembering his past so...yeah, he's nervous. The attendants come by to check their harnesses (which is kind of laughable, he'd be able to get out and he'd be fine even if he fell) and it's those big ones that come down over the chest and just lock you in, so he doesn't quite like that. But that's the price he has to pay to have an open-air coaster, apparently.

He still squeezes Aerith's hand a little bit.] We should take a picture of ourselves in the middle of the ride, [he suggests, to distract himself. That might be cool.]

[asphodels]

[ Aerith doesn't mind them coming and checking hers - she's already died once, thank you, she's no SOLDIER - but she turns to look at Cloud as they go through and check everyone else, her eyes drinking him in before she hums quietly, leaning close - or, rather, as close as she can get with the barriers between them. ]

Do you think your arms can reach?

[ It might be awkward, but she bets Cloud can do it if he tries hard enough... And he doesn't drop his device. ]

[moseyin]

[Her head leans closer and he relaxes a little bit more, so he gets that comm out to check, holds it up-] Yeah we're good. I'll get us when we're upside-down. [Also if he has a goal to focus on, that'll help.]

[asphodels]

[ Aerith beams even when there's no chance of a photo being taken. ]

Great! Don't drop it.

[moseyin]

[Are you doubting him

how dare you]

Who do you think I am? I won't dr- [ALMOST DROPS but catches] ...see? Won't drop it.

[asphodels]

[ um.

bro. ]

Be careful!

[moseyin]

You be careful, [Cloud shoots back as the ride starts up, though he does take hold of her hand again.]

[asphodels]

[ Aerith can't reply because, hey, it's a rollercoaster and she's being flung through the air. She doesn't let go of Cloud's hand, though, and squeezes it hard as they go through loops and winds and all sorts of other things -- but she does make sure to smile any time they're upside down, just in case. ]

[moseyin]

[And it's...okay, it's not awesome, but he's got stuff to focus on and he actually just watches Aerith's face mostly, instead of the scenery flashing by and that makes it not nearly as bad. He's definitely not gonna throw up, which is a sight better than he thought it was gonna be.

And once they approach another loop he gets his comm up and- drops it, but those SOLDIER reflexes mean he grabs it when they loop back down, somehow, and someone behind them yells something which could be alien for either 'NICE CATCH' or 'YOU'RE A DUMBASS' but who cares? Cloud got the photo (he thinks).

The cars pull back into the track housing and while Cloud can't get that harness off fast enough (almost breaks it before the latch releases, so thank goodness he didn't have to pay for that), he doesn't immediately make for the trash can. Instead he's just checking his photos, hanging onto Aerith's hand as they make it through the bustle of the exiting crowd, a little green but not much worse for wear.] I think I got it...